Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
  • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
  • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
  • B65D85/1081—Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
  • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
  • B65B61/20—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
  • B65B61/202—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents for attaching articles to the outside of a container
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S206/00—Special receptacle or package
  • Y10S206/818—Magnet

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a packet of cigarettes .
• the present invention relates to a parallelepiped-shaped packet of cigarettes comprising an outer package normally formed by folding sheet material, and an inner wrapping of foil or paper wrapped about a group of cigarettes .
• outer package is used to indicate an outer wrapping normally formed from a sheet of paper or from a blank of cardboard or similar; or an overwrapping formed from a sheet of transparent material; or the above outer wrapping and overwrapping combined.
• a packet of the type described above is provided with a portion of magnetic tape visible from the outside, and on which is recorded data unequivocally identifying the packet.
• the portion of magnetic tape constitutes for the packet, among other things, a certificate of origin making any attempt to counterfeit the packet extremely complicated and expensive.
• packing machines are provided with a line for supplying a prerecorded magnetic tape, from which portions containing the data relative to the packets are cut off successively.
• each packet with data of interest, not so much to the maker or retailer, as to the consumer, such as the date of manufacture and, more importantly, a possible sell-by date.
• a packet of cigarettes comprising a number of sheet material packing components folded and assembled to one another to define an inner wrapping and an outer package; and a label applied to at least one of said packing components and visible on the outside of said packet; characterized in that at least one portion of said label is defined by a portion of magnetic data recording tape; said label having printed graphic signs.
• the present invention also relates to a method of producing a packet of cigarettes.
• a method of producing a packet of cigarettes comprising the first steps of folding and assembling to one another a number of sheet material components to define an inner wrapping and an outer package; and a second step of supplying and applying a label to at least one of said components, so that the label is visible on the outside of the said packet; said label being at least partly defined by a portion of magnetic data recording tape; and the method being characterized by comprising the further step of printing graphic signs on said label during or after said second step .
• Figure 1 shows a schematic view in perspective, partly in block form, of a portion of a production line of a machine for producing a first embodiment of the packet according to the present invention
• Figure 2 shows a schematic view in perspective, partly in block form, of a portion of a production line of a machine for producing a second embodiment of the packet according to the present invention
• Figure 3 shows a larger- scale view of a detail of the second embodiment of the packet according to the present invention
• Figure 4 shows a schematic view in perspective, partly in block form, of a variation of the Figure 1 production line.
• Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a line for producing packets 2, each of which is substantially parallelepiped- shaped and houses a group of cigarettes
• Each packet 2 comprises an outer package 4, which, in the example shown, comprises an outer wrapping 5 about inner wrapping 3 , and an overwrapping 6 of transparent material - in the example shown, polypropylene - covering outer wrapping 5.
• Packet 2 also comprises a label 7 defined by a portion 8 of magnetic data recording tape, which, in the specific example shown, is connected to outer wrapping 5 and has graphic signs 9 visible on the outside of packet 2 and containing, for example, the date of manufacture of packet 2.
• label 7 is connected to overwrapping 6 , or - in the event packet 2 is a so-called
• Line 1 comprises a known supply line 10 in turn comprising a support 11 for a reel 12, from which a continuous strip 13 of sheet material is unwound and fed by a conveyor 14 to a cutting station 15 where strip 13 is converted into a succession of sheets 16 of packing material .
• line 10 is replaced by a known line (not shown) for supplying precut sheets 16 of packing material defined, for example, by blanks.
• a known line for supplying precut sheets 16 of packing material defined, for example, by blanks.
• Each sheet 16 of packing material is fed by a conveyor 17 to the input of a known packing wheel 18 forming part of line 1, and by which sheet 16 of packing material is folded about a respective inner wrapping 3 to form respective outer wrapping 5.
• outer wrapping 5 is then covered with a sheet 20 of transparent overwrapping material, which is folded in known manner about outer wrapping 5 to form overwrapping 6 and so complete outer package 4.
• Line 1 also comprises a line 21 for supplying portions 8, and which in turn comprises a support 22 for a reel 23, from which is unwound a continuous magnetic tape 24, one surfaca 25 of which is coated, in the examp l e shown, with an optional layer 26 of lacquer.
• tape 24 On the opposite side to surface 25, tape 24 has a surface 27 , which is cold gummed and protected by a nonstick strip 28, which is unwound together with tape 24 and guided by a guide roller 29 along a collecting path R.
• Tape 24 is fed by two rollers 30 to a cutting station 31 where it is cut into a succession of portions 8. Portions 8 so formed are then fed onto a conveyor 32 - preferably a nonstick suction conveyor - by which they are accelerated to separate them by a distance equal to the length of a sheet 16 of packing material before being fed by a conveyor 33 onto the outer surface of strip 13 on conveyor 14. Strip 13, together with portions 8, is then fed by conveyor 14 through cutting station 15, and the resulting sheets 16 of packing material are fed by conveyor 17 onto packing wheel 18.
• a printing device 34 optical, ink-jet or other type - for printing graphic signs 9 on surface 25 of each portion 8.
• printing device 34 may be located anywhere along line 1 permitting on-line printing of graphic signs 9 on portions 8.
• Figure 2 shows a production line 35, the parts of which are indicated, wherever possible, using the same reference numbers as for the corresponding parts of line 1.
• L ine 35 produces a succession of packets 2, each having a label 7, which is integral with outer wrapping 5 and, as shown more clearly in Figure 3, is defined by a rectangular portion 36 of paper to which is connected a rectangular magnetic portion 8 smaller than portion 36.
• the part of portion 36 not occupied by portion 8 comprises a portion bearing graphic signs 9, which are printed on portion 36 by printing device 34.
• Line 35 is similar to line 1, except that line 21 supplying portions 8 on line 1 is replaced by a line 37, which, in addition to line 21, also comprises a further line 38 located upstream from line 21 and for supplying portions 36.
• Line 38 comprises a support 39 for a reel 40, from which is unwound a continuous strip 41 of paper material, one surface 42 of which is cold gummed and protected by a nonstick strip 43, which is unwound together with strip 41 and guided by a guide roller 44 along a collecting path Rl .
• Continuous strip 41 is guided by a roller 45 onto a conveyor 46 - preferably a nonstick suction conveyor - by which continuous strip 41 is fed through a cutting station 47 to obtain a continuous succession of portions 36.
• Portions 36 are transferred to a conveyor 48, by which they are accelerated and spaced a given distance apart.
• a respective portion 8 which, at the output of line 21, is accelerated by a conveyor 50 and applied to respective portion 36 by a roller 49.
• Each label 7 so formed is transferred by a conveyor
• Figure 4 shows a production line 53 similar to line 1, except that, as opposed to being arranged in series, lines 10 and 21 may be arranged parallel. More specifically, on line 53, line 10 (not shown in Figure 4) supplies sheets 16 of packing material (not shown in Figure 4) to packing wheel 18 (not shown in Figure 4) , which forms and supplies outer wrappings 5 to cellophaning machine 19 (not shown in Figure 4) to form overwrappings 6 and so complete outer packages 4. As packets 2 are conveyed on a conveying wheel 54 upstream or downstream from cellophaning machine 19, a label 7, fed onto wheel 54 by line 21 and conveyor 33, is applied to overwrapping 6 or to the outer surface of outer wrapping 5 of each packet 2.
• line 21 of production line 53 is replaced by a line 37.
• tape 24 of line 21 is lacquered on the machine by a lacquering device (not shown) downstream from reel 23.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
• Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
• Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
• Making Paper Articles (AREA)
• Labeling Devices (AREA)
• Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)

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